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"citadel" Definition

  1. n. A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense.

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Position in dictionary: 17758 of 111710 words.
Word Type: n.,
Words that start with "citadel": 1
Words that end with "citadel": 1
Words that contain "citadel": 1
Next words in dictionary: cital, citation, citator, citatory, cite
Previous words in dictionary: citable, cit, cistic, cistern, cistercian

English Dictionary Definition of citadel

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